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Han Kun acted as PRC counsel to a major investor for the listing of Retech Technology Co., Limited (Stock code: RTE) on the Australian Stock Exchange. Retech Technology Co., Limited is a leading online education solutions provider in China and focuses on vocational education ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has teamed up with the Federation of Sports and Play Associations (FSPA) to provide crucial guidance throughout the UK’s Brexit negotiations. As the voice of the UK sports and play industries, the FSPA will liaise with the UK government helping to ensure the best outcomes for its 500 member businesses ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the continued expansion of its Dallas office with the additions of Ferdose al-Taie, Virgil Ochoa and Ian Pesses, who each join the firm as senior counsel. “We’re thrilled to add Ferdose, Virgil and Ian to our expanding Dallas office,” said Chris Kratovil, Dykema’s Dallas Office Managing Member. “The addition of these three outstanding, experienced lawyers further expands the capabilities of our full-service 44-lawyer office in North Texas ...

SMU Dedman School of Law has been named a recipient of the 2017 E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award, bestowed annually by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism. Established in 1991, the award honors excellence and innovation in professionalism programs led by law schools and other organizations. SMU Dedman School of Law’s flagship Professionalism Initiative is aimed at developing practice-ready, competent and thoughtful lawyers ...

Momentum Group AB was today listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (Mid Cap). The law firm Delphi acted as legal advisor in the spin-off of Momentum Group from B&B TOOLS AB, itself listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (Mid Cap), and in the subsequent listing of Momentum Group on Nasdaq Stockholm. Delphi’s transaction team consisted of partner Mats Dahlberg, primarily assisted by Andreas Wirén, Marcus Halling and Matilda Karlsson. Sandra Lima was responsible for legal DD ...

SyCipLaw partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez was one of the featured speakers at Breakfast Roundtable on "Digital Boundaries: What Every Board Needs to Know about Data Privacy and Cyber security Management" last May 5 at the Tower Club Makati. The event was organized by the Institute of Corporate Directors and AIG. Rose Marie M ...

Hylink Digital Solution Co., Ltd.'s initial public offering received approval from the Issuance Examination Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission on June 20, 2017. Hylink Digital, a competitive enterprise in the domestic Internet advertising services sector, is to be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Han Kun, as counsel to the issuer, is providing legal services to Hylink Digital in connection with the initial public offering ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Bill Nelson led a team of lawyers who represented client KMG Chemicals Inc. in its acquisition of Flowchem, a leading manufacturer of pipeline performance products, from Arsenal Capital Partners. Haynes and Boone also advised KMG on the related financing of the transaction. KMG acquired Flowchem for a purchase price of $495 million in cash, including working capital of approximately $15.5 million ...

Asters Law Firm acted as a Ukrainian law counsel to International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in connection with up to USD 100 million loan to Nibulon, one of the largest Ukrainian grain and oilseeds originators and exporters. IFC will provide up to USD 60 million for its own account in debt financing, and mobilize approximately USD 40 million in debt from other lenders ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Michael Klein to its Litigation Department and Insurance Industry Group as a member in the firm’s Austin office. Klein joins Dykema after practicing at the Austin office of Sedgwick LLP. Klein has more than 35 years of experience representing clients as a trial lawyer. He has tried nearly 50 matters to final award or judgment in both state and federal courts, as well as arbitration ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that pro bono clients Samira Hakimi and her two sons, four and eight years old, and Nazifa Nabizada and her 10-month old son were granted asylum in the United States after more than five months of detention in the Karnes County Detention Facility. Rene Ruiz and James “Marty" Truss, San Antonio-based members in the firm’s Government Policy & Practice group, represented the Hakimi family ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor, on its latest investment into Lucid Group Communications, a global specialist provider of strategic medical communications services to world leading pharmaceutical companies. LDC completed an £11million minority investment into the group which has offices in London, Beaconsfield and New York City ...

PROPERTY lawyers at national law firm Shoosmiths have advised luxury aparthotel brand, Roomzzz, on their expansion into Scotland with a brand-new aparthotel confirmed within the £1bn Edinburgh St James development, scheduled to open in 2021. The new Roomzzz Edinburgh aparthotel will take prime position within the 1.7 million sq ft Edinburgh St James development in the heart of the city ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP won a complete victory in New Jersey federal court for client Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc., a generic drug company. Prinston is seeking to market a generic version of Brisdelle®, a non-hormonal (i.e., non-estrogen based) treatment for hot flashes associated with menopause. Plaintiff Sebela International Limited filed a Hatch-Waxman suit against Prinston and other drug companies, alleging they had infringed patents related to Brisdelle®. The U.S ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 21 of the firm’s lawyers were recognized by Super Lawyers for 2017.<br /> <br /> The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP has released its second Retail Industry OSHA Monitor, which surveys Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigations and citations of retail establishments throughout the nation. The report offers keen insight into government enforcement trends in the retail industry ...

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised DATAGROUP SE on the acquisition of Hamburg-based IT service provider HanseCom Gesellschaft für Informations- und Kommunikationsdienstleistungen mbH and supported the client throughout the transaction. HanseCom Gesellschaft für Informations- und Kommunikationsservices mbH was a joint venture of Siemens AG and Hamburger Hochbahnen AG. The company operates IT infrastructures for mid-sized enterprises and advises clients on developing their IT ...

The May issue of China Business Law Journal published the journal's "Top Law Firms for China PE Exit Deals (by value)" list and "Top China PE Exit Deals" list. Han Kun topped both lists due to the firm's outstanding performance. Han Kun was the only PRC law firm to be included in the "Top Law Firms for China PE Exit Deals (by value)" list. Han Kun was involved in Didi Chuxing's acquisition of Uber (China), which was included in the "Top China PE Exit Deals"list ...

The London-based leading legal publisher Law Business Research recently published the 2017 (sixth) edition of The Private Equity Review. James Yong Wang was commissioned by LBR to author the China Fundraising Chapter of this global review for the fourth time. Han Kun is the only PRC-headquartered law firm contributor to this global review ...

A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe and Dr. Christoph Gringel advises FinTech company THE NAGA GROUP AG (NAGA) on its IPO. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek acts as a transaction counsel for Hauck&Aufhäuser and NAGA. Listing of the shares is scheduled for July 10, 2017 on the open-market Scale segment – subject to earlier completion of the subscription. The offer is based on the securities prospectus approved by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on June 6 ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has been recognised in PAM Insight’s ‘2017 eprivateclient Top Family Law Firms’ listing, highlighting its reputation as a go-to firm for high net worth individuals and those with complex cases needing specialist expertise. Eprivateclient - owned by PAM Insight – is an industry-leading media outlet for private client practitioners and annually researches the UK’s family law firms to find the best operators in the UK ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has been crowned Law Firm of the Year for the second consecutive year at the Credit Strategy Car Finance Awards. The annual awards showcases the best in the car finance industry and acknowledges firms and individuals that have demonstrated exceptional expertise over the last year. Shoosmiths beat the likes of TLT and Stevensdrake Solicitors to the Law Firm of the Year title ...

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) takes over the varnish and pressurized chemicals business from Fujifilm Europe B.V. A team led by Munich-based partners Dr. Ulrich Jork and Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert of the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Heidelberg comprehensively on the transaction. The acquisition of the two business units is part of the company's growth strategy ...

A team led by Dr. Pär Johansson and Kristina Schneider from the Cologne office of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Cedarlake Private Equity Fund, advised by Rantum Capital in Frankfurt, on the acquisition of the "Intralogistics" business unit, which was spun off by Freudenstadt-based family group SCHMID Group. A new high-tech company, montratec GmbH, whose majority will be acquired by Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, will thus be established ...

Haynes and Boone LLP will be honored as pro bono law firm of the year by Orange County’s Public Law Center at the Volunteers for Justice Dinner in Irvine on June 19. The firm is being recognized for its many pro bono efforts in recent years, including its 2015 representation of clients who successfully enjoined the City of Costa Mesa from evicting low-income residents from motels. The case stemmed from an ordinance that barred motels from renting a room longer than 30 days ...